# 눈

| 눈 | U+B208, &#45576; HANGUL SYLLABLE NUN |
| Composition: | ㄴ + ㅜ + ㄴ |
| ← 눇 [U+B207] | Hangul Syllables | 눉 → [U+B209] |
누눅눆눇눈눉눊 눋눌눍눎눏눐눑 눒눓눔눕눖눗눘 눙눚눛눜눝눞눟 :
| 뇨 ← | → 눠 |

## Korean

Picture dictionary :
눈
두개골
뇌
눈
입술
코
입
턱
귀
관자놀이
목 :

### Etymology 1

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 嫩.
In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 눈〮 (Yale: nwún).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [nun]
** Audio:(file)
* Phonetic hangul: [눈]
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 눈의 / 눈에 / 눈까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

#### Noun

눈 • (nun)
* eye (organ allowing animals to see)
    눈에는 눈, 이에는 이 ― nun-e-neun nun, ie-neun i ― an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
* appreciative eye (for), discerning eye (for)
    Synonym: 안목(眼目) (anmok)
    보는 눈이 있다 ― boneun nun-i itda ― to have a [good] eye for...
* vision (the ability to see), eyesight
    Synonym: 시력(視力) (siryeok)
    눈이 좋다 ― nun-i jota ― to have good eyesight
* eyes, gaze; attention
    눈을 의식하다 ― nun-eul uisikhada ― to be self-conscious (literally, “to be aware of others' eyes”)
    눈을 끌다 ― nun-eul kkeulda ― to catch someone's attention
    눈을 피하다 ― nun-eul pihada ― to escape public gaze; to avoid eye contact
* point of view, viewpoint

##### Derived terms

* 겉눈 (geonnun)
* 곁눈 (gyeonnun)
* 까막눈 (kkamangnun)
* 눈가 (nun'ga)
* 눈가리개 (nun'garigae)
* 눈곱 (nun'gop)
* 눈길 (nun'gil)
* 눈깔 (nunkkal)
* 눈꺼풀 (nunkkeopul)
* 눈높이 (nunnopi)
* 눈대중 (nundaejung)
* 눈도장 (—圖章, nundojang)
* 눈독 (—毒, nundok)
* 눈동자 (—瞳子, nundongja)
* 눈망울 (nunmang'ul)
* 눈매 (nunmae)
* 눈물 (nunmul)
* 눈방울 (nunbang'ul)
* 눈빛 (nunbit)
* 눈살 (nunsal)
* 눈속임 (nunsogim)
* 눈시울 (nunsiul)
* 눈싸움 (nunssaum)
* 눈썰미 (nunsseolmi)
* 눈썹 (nunsseop)
* 눈알 (nunal)
* 눈약 (—藥, nunyak)
* 눈주름 (nunjureum)
* 눈짓 (nunjit)
* 눈초리 (nunchori)
* 눈총 (nunchong)
* 눈치 (nunchi)
* 뜬눈 (tteunnun)
* 맨눈 (maennun)
* 속눈 (songnun)
* 실눈 (sillun)
* 애꾸눈 (aekkunun)
* 외눈 (oenun)
* 짝눈 (jjangnun)
* 첫눈 (cheonnun)

##### See also

* 眼 (an), 目 (mok), hanja for eye

### Etymology 2

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 嫩.
In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 눈〯 (Yale: nwǔn).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [nu(ː)n]
** Audio:(file)
* Phonetic hangul: [눈(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 눈의 / 눈에 / 눈까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

#### Noun

눈 • (nun)
* snow
    눈이 내린다.Nun-i naerinda.Snow is falling.
    눈이 온다.Nun-i onda.Snow is falling.
    눈을 쓸다.Nun-eul sseulda.to sweep snow
    눈이 쌓인다.Nun-i ssainda.Snow is piling up.

##### Derived terms

* 눈구름 (nun'gureum)
* 눈꽃 (nunkkot)
* 눈덩이 (nundeong'i)
* 눈바람 (nunbaram)
* 눈발 (nunbal)
* 눈밭 (nunbat)
* 눈보라 (nunbora)
* 눈비 (nunbi)
* 눈사람 (nunsaram)
* 눈싸움 (nunssaum)
* 눈썰매 (nunsseolmae)
* 눈얼음 (nuneoreum)
* 첫눈 (cheonnun)
* 함박눈 (hambangnun)

##### See also

* 雪 (seol), the hanja for snow

### Etymology 3

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 눈〮 (Yale: nwún).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [nun]
** Audio:(file)
* Phonetic hangul: [눈]

#### Noun

눈 • (nun)
* (less common) scale, graduation (on a measuring device)
    Synonym: (more common) 눈금 (nun'geum)

##### Derived terms

* 눈금 (nun'geum)

### Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [nun]
** Audio:(file)
* Phonetic hangul: [눈]

#### Noun

눈 • (nun)
* bud, shoot, sprout
    Synonyms: 싹 (ssak), 움 (um)

##### Derived terms

* 꽃눈 (kkonnun)
* 싹눈 (ssangnun)
* 쌀눈 (ssallun)
* 씨눈 (ssinun)
* 잎눈 (imnun)

### Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

눈 • (nun)
* 嫩: soft, tender; young
    (eumhun reading: 어릴 눈 (eoril nun)) (MC reading: 嫩 (MC nwonH))

## Middle Korean
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nún/

#### Noun

눈〮 (nwún) (locative 누네〮 (nwùn-éy))
* eye

##### Descendants

* Korean: 눈 (nun)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nǔn/

#### Noun

눈〯 (nwǔn) (locative 누〯네〮 (nwǔn-éy))
* snow

##### Descendants

* Korean: 눈 (nun)